320 Mr. C. II. B. (iraiit on Birds collected in Argentina, 



1 4.2. NVCTIPKOUNE LKUCOPYGIA. 



Nyctiprogne leucopijgia Ilartcrt, Cat. B. xvi. p. G19. 



a,b. (^ ? . Porto Espcranca, Brazil. Sept. 25, 1909. 



Iridcs dark grey-brown ; bill, legs, and toes browu. 



The female resembles the male, but is not quite fully 

 adult ; it still retains some of the wing-feathers ot' the 

 young plumage broadly tipped with reddish brown. 



143. PoDxiGER NACUNUA. 



Podager nacunda Arg. Orn. ii. p. 12 ; Hartert, Cat. B. 

 xvi. p. 619. 



a, b. S ad. Albuquerque, Brazil. Oct. 1, 1909. 



Irides brown ; bill brown ; legs and toes whitish 

 brown. 



144. NyCTIBIUS JAMAICENSIS. 



Nyctibiiis jamaicensis Hartert, Cat. B. xvi. p. 625. 

 a. $. Near Puerto Braga, Paraguay. Sept. 23, 1909. 

 Irides orange ; bill dark brown, edges olive; legs and toes 

 olive-green. 



Fam. PiciD.E. 



1-15. COLAPTES AGKICOLA. 



Colaptes agricola Hargitt, Cat. B. xviii. p. 25 ; Chubb, 

 Ibis, 1910, p. 277 (Paraguay). 



a. S ad. Riacho Ancho, N. Argentine Aug. 1, 1909. 



Irides crimson ; bill dark slate-coloured ; legs and toes 

 ash-coloured. 



A good many of these Woodpeckers were seen in the 

 open grass-country feeding on the ground ; when alarmed 

 they flew into the forest and perched on the outside branches 

 of the trees. 



146. Chloronerpes chrysochlorus. 

 Chloronerpes chrysochlorus Plargitt, Cat. B. xviii. p. 72. 

 a. ? ad Tayru, Paraguay. Aug. 6, 1909. 

 Irides pale blue ; bill dark slate-coloured ; legs and toes 

 iireen. 



